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Richard J. Long , P.E. , P.Eng. , Andrew Avalon , P.E. , PSP
U.S. federal and state courts recognize 19 basic construction claim entitlements for a contractor’s recovery of damages.
The author summarizes the definitions of the 19 construction claim types that may apply to a contractor’s and subcontractor’s recovery of time and costs.
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The desire to minimize costs and contractual performance time often leads to directed or constructive acceleration.
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This post explores constructive changes, which are a common cause of construction claims, and problems establishing entitlement.
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A project’s engineering, procurement, and construction schedule should encompass the full scope of work—including engineering drawing revisions.
Matthew A. Muse , M.B.A. , P.E. , PMP
This post addresses forecasting, estimating, and tracking scaffolding on EPC projects, as well as scaffolding-related impacts on delay and disruption.
Richard J. Long , P.E. , P.Eng. , Andrew Avalon , P.E. , PSP
This post explores contract language related to differing site conditions (DSC) and paths by which a contractor might recover from DSC.
Richard J. Long , P.E. , P.Eng. , Andrew Avalon , P.E. , PSP
This is the first of two blog posts about differing site conditions (DSC). It explains Types I, II, and III DSC and DSC claims.
This blog post explains how a contractor successfully mitigated a schedule and resolved an insurance claim after an extreme weather event.
This post discusses challenges to accurately quantifying change-related hours in construction disputes involving labor productivity losses.
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